Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 656-660.doi: 10.1007/s40242-014-4075-1

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Theoretical Exploration of Stereochemical Nonrigidity for RfCo(PF3)x(CO)4-x(Rf=CF3, C2F5, C3F7, x=0-4)

LIU Tingting1, LU Xi2, ZHANG Mingtao1   

  1. 1. Computational Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2V4, Canada
  • Online:2014-08-01 Published:2014-05-12
  • Contact: ZHANG Mingtao E-mail:zhangmt@nankai.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Tianjin Science and Technology Commission Project, China(No.04310771R).

Abstract:

The stereochemical nonrigidity of RfCo(PF3)x(CO)4-x(Rf=CF3, C2F5, C3F7, x=0―4) was studied at the theoretical level of B3LYP/6-311+G* via Gaussian 09. The intramolecular rearrangements in these penta-coordinated compounds are mainly caused by the vibrations of perfluoroalkyl groups. All the barriers along the reaction coordinate are less than 66.9 kJ/mol, which indicates that the rearrangements are kinetically favorable and hard to elucidate by experiment. Besides, ligand PF3 is a ligand similar to CO, the energy difference between the reactant and product is small.

Key words: Density functional theory(DFT), Intramolecular rearrangement, Stereochemical nonrigidity, Pentacoordination